Oceans in the Desert

By Jeffrey Pelton I asked the Father one morning what I should pray about, and I instantly sensed “Pray for Maria.” That’s all; no other information. Really? I thought. There must be millions of Marias in the world. I guess I will pray for them all! Dutifully, somewhat sheepishly, I lifted up my voice for…

By Jeffrey Pelton She thought of him as the Beautiful One. It was an odd designation for a man, to be sure. At first glance, his face was not handsome. Nothing about him was exceptional—other than the multitudes following and crowding him. She had seen him days earlier, surrounded by his close friends and the…

By Kathi Pelton So often we hear believers make statements that seem to measure “God’s Presence” with us. If a worship set was moving and skilled, people will say, “The Lord’s presence showed up.” Or if it is not moving or skilled they might say, “I didn’t sense the Lord’s presence.” That’s nonsense! His presence…

By Kathi Pelton Have you ever had one of those dreams where you are in a free fall and then wake up right before you hit the ground? Some of you feel like your actual life is this like that dream and you are wondering if you will be saved before you hit the ground.…

Kathi Pelton Some of you are facing loss. Some of you are facing lack. Some of you are facing loneliness. Some of you are facing disease. And some of you are suffering from some other situation that needs God’s attention. Psalm 136 is a psalm that recounts time after time where God was needed to…

By Kathi Pelton I have been meditating on Psalm 34 for the past few weeks. It is full of hope, the promises of God’s goodness, help and deliverance. One verse stood out to me this morning as I sought the Lord, “Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow…

By Kathi Pelton Over the past month I have noticed something that I now see reoccurring more and more. I will be engaged in fellowship with other believers and we will begin having what I call, “spiritual conversations”.  We will be talking about what God has done for us and what we are asking him…

By Kathi Pelton Less than a week before that Friday— the day that defined the true meaning of the word, “agony”— our Messiah was celebrated with the cheers of his disciples, his mother, his friends and his followers all around him. The  people waved palm branches and laid them on the road as he passed…

by Kathi Pelton I absolutely love reading and praying through the psalms. No matter what part of the Bible I am studying or focusing on— I will almost always fit in time to read a psalm. And one of my favorite parts of these poems, hymns and prayers is the theme that through every stage…

by Kathi Pelton “Him will he instruct in the way he should choose.” Psalm 25:12 Who will he instruct? “The man who fears the Lord.” The fear of the Lord is returning to the Church— and with that will come wisdom, power, understanding, awe and prosperity.  What is the fear of the Lord for the believer? …